Bristol Parkway railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bristol Parkway |
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| A view of Bristol Parkway station from the west. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Stoke Gifford |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Grid reference | ST624795 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BPW |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Original company | Western Region of British Railways |
| 1 May 1972 | Station opened |
| 1 July 2001 | Refurbishment completed |
| 9 May 2007 | Third platform opened |
| 13 April 2018 | Fourth platform opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Bristol Parkway railway station is a train station in Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, England
Services
The station has trains by First Great Western to Paddington, Cardiff, Weston-super-Mare, Swindon, Bristol Temple Meads and a limited services to Chippenham. It also has trains by CrossCountry to Temple Meads, Manchester Picadilly, with longer services to/from South West England. There are also trains to Plymouth and Edinburgh, as well as trains to/from Glasgow Central or Aberdeen in the north and Penzance in the south.
Plans
Parkway had a new third platform (Platform 4) put in, in 2007, to give a new platform for trains going to London and Birmingham and to make trains better between London and south Wales. A new fourth platform is planned on the other side of the station.
Images for kids
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Bristol Parkway is served by intercity services operated by CrossCountry and Great Western Railway. Here, a northbound CrossCountry service (right) passes a westbound Great Western Railway service.
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A Great Western Railway service from Swansea to London.
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Local stopping services operated by Great Western Railway serve the station as well. Here a Class 158 awaits its next duties.
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Steam locomotive Pendennis Castle at Bristol Parkway in 1977.
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A Class 33 locomotive hauls a freight train through Bristol Parkway in 1980. The walls behind the platforms have been added by this time.
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The current station building was built in 2000.
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A westbound First Great Western HST set at Bristol Parkway in 2006. The site of what would become platform 4 can be seen, as can the platforms for the Royal Mail depot.
